McGwire Finally Admits to Steroid Use

NEW YORK (AP) - Mark McGwire's voice repeatedly cracked withemotion during a telephone interview with The Associated Press ashe recounted telling his wife, parents and son that he had usedsteroids. His voice breaking, McGwire says, "It's the first time they'veever heard me, you know, talk about this. I hid it fromeverybody." During a 20-minute phone call Monday, McGwire says he calledcommissioner Bud Selig and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa earlierin the day to personally apologize. McGwire says that when he used steroids, he never imagined hewould have to talk about it to national media.

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